Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

The annual general meeting of Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar is being held on Monday, September 29, at 7pm, at the Hywel Dda Centre, Whitland. The guest speaker is Gwilym Dyfri Jones, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales Trinity St David. About Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar -  We encourage and support community, linguistic and economic development for public benefit and create sustainable communities that are naturally bilingual and prosperous. We operate in an area that extends from Llanybydder to Newcastle Emlyn, to Carmarthen, St Clears and Whitland. The Menter has been operational in the current format since 2007 when Menter Taf Myrddin and Menter Bro Teifi were amalgamated to form one entity across the area. Whilst the head office is located in Newcastle Emlyn, the Menter has a second office in Carmarthen and we operate as part of a network of Mentrau Iaith (Language Initiatives) across Wales. We hold linguistic activities and events to: Encourage more families to use...

From the start of July through to September, the Hywel Dda Centre will be ready to welcome more visitors than ever to see the copy of the historic Boston Manuscript, a book containing the Laws of King Hywel the Good (Hywel Dda), King of all Wales, who ruled during the first half of the 10th century. The Boston Manuscript was returned to Wales recently after two centuries in America through the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The National Library of Wales presented a facsimile of this unique manuscript to the centre. Containing the ancient laws of Hywel Dda, it began life as a working reference book for a lawyer who travelled Wales dispensing the law. The Hywel Dda Centre, which has a delightful series of themed gardens and a magnificent visitor reception hall, is the only centre in Europe which is dedicated to the law. These laws, known as ‘The laws of Hywel’ were humane and generous in spirit and they led to a peaceful and well-ordered society. The laws a...